tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post2427294276349202220..comments2016-11-22T20:28:06.179-05:00Comments on gwadzilla: but really.... it is not as much as CAR VERSUS BIKE as it is ME ME ME!gwadzillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11339430458139731808noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post-26588867010958988822010-02-17T19:00:02.432-05:002010-02-17T19:00:02.432-05:00Howabout walk softly and carry a big stick: LITERA...Howabout walk softly and carry a big stick: LITERALLY. I found this out by accident, but it is very satisfying. Go about your daily errands with a nice big, wooden, walking stick to help on the icy patches. Or a big ice scraper. Be happy, be chill. Of course, if a car starts giving attitude, a quick glare and merely grasping the stick seems to change minds pretty quickly. Most a-hole drivers are bullies- cowards as long as they are protected by their 2 tons of steel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post-10496719065689279162010-02-17T11:00:24.493-05:002010-02-17T11:00:24.493-05:00and Betty is right
I did some obnoxious stuff driv...and Betty is right<br />I did some obnoxious stuff driving my kids to school today... I could not resist<br />there was some much selfish behavior going on around me that I was being played the sucker by doing what was right... so I did one or two obnoxious\agressive moves to get away from the madness <br /><br />I got caught up in the SNOW RAGE<br /><br />yes Gerrit... I fully agree<br />biking can be dangerous with the melting ice and dropping temperatures... BLACK ICE IS EVERYWHERE<br /><br />but... where is the granting of space?<br />people are walking in the roads because the sidewalks are not clear<br /><br />it is madness... and SNOWRAGE is only building<br /><br />I just got finished clearing out ANOTHER space on my block<br /><br />had someone cleared everything out when the snow was fresh instead of just pulling out and leaving the snow wall that had surrounded their car it would have been easier than me breaking apart solid masses of ice<br /><br />my wife is marking her space<br />while I have been crossing my fingers when I move my car<br /><br />I am torn on the whole saving parking spaces<br /><br />but I am in full agreement that people just need to do their partgwadzillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11339430458139731808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post-59989326365900388202010-02-17T09:38:36.952-05:002010-02-17T09:38:36.952-05:00When we got our first big snow I decided to walk a...When we got our first big snow I decided to walk and not bike to work, and it was a fun change and challenge for a while... well, until the roads were clear enough for drivers to behave like idiots again.<br /><br />Sidewalks hadn&#39;t been cleared in many places, so pedestrians had to walk on the side of the roads. Did drivers care? Did they even notice that there was a little snow around that forced everybody to adjust? Not only did they squeeze to drive in two lanes where there was only room for 1.5 lanes, they also INSISTED to stay in the one lane people used to walk in instead of switching into the free second lane or just letting people pass. I tried not to get too upset about this and stay calm and zen, after all everybody had to deal with the snow-disaster... So I always stepped to the side and waited until traffic passed before I continued my walk. But even being calm, collected, friendly and &quot;considerate&quot; didn&#39;t help... some idiot drivers continued to treat the one lane as a race track and honked maniacally each time they spotted a pedestrian.<br /><br />The days passed and the roads are pretty much clear now, but many sidewalks still haven&#39;t been cleared. There is no excuse that home/business owners still haven&#39;t cleared their sidewalks. This is just another example for the inconsiderateness all around this city. I hate their &quot;me alone in my own universe&quot; attitude and laziness. Is it so hard to keep your own sidewalk clear? If everybody just did their part, there would be no trouble, no problems, the snow-blast wouldn&#39;t have had such an impact. But with everybody not giving a damn about the next, it&#39;s no wonder the entire city and state gets paralyzed by a bit of snow.<br /><br />In the meantime, sidewalks are being used to dump the ice &amp; snow from streets. Drivers are happy, pedestrians once again become victims.<br /><br />I&#39;m really tired of how car-centric this place is, how the lazy, inconsiderate, self-centered a**@les get rewarded and others are treated like garbage. Sometimes I wonder how much longer I can take it and when I&#39;d begin to become more aggressive and violent, throw rocks at cars or set them on fire. <br /><br />Oh well, it&#39;s difficult to live like a victim all the time, but luckily I&#39;m still able to turn the other cheek. I know I would just become one of &#39;them&#39; if I ever started to fight back. This makes me the winner in the end :)Gerritnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post-22616710341371858632010-02-17T08:09:23.447-05:002010-02-17T08:09:23.447-05:00betty is right... but it gets exhausting to contin...betty is right... but it gets exhausting to continuously turn the other cheek<br /><br />especially when you are on the bicycle and other people&#39;s inconsiderate behavior puts a person&#39;s life at risk<br /><br />I can be chill... I can be chill... I can... get angry<br /><br />it is tough to always be accepting of the behavior of others<br />especially when their inconsiderate behavior puts your life at riskgwadzillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11339430458139731808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post-90152978216010083262010-02-16T20:40:56.561-05:002010-02-16T20:40:56.561-05:00Funny Greg, everyone thinks its &quot;the other pe...Funny Greg, everyone thinks its &quot;the other people&quot; that are inconsiderate. I am &quot;the other people&quot;....You are &quot;the other people&quot;.....Too bad only some of us can see the world from 30,000 feet. All you dudes, including Mr. Me Me Me (Zilla)need to chill out and practice being as zen as you think you are.<br /><br />Betty ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post-88785524993299542892010-02-16T20:05:09.049-05:002010-02-16T20:05:09.049-05:00This is the kind of thing that deters people&#39;s...This is the kind of thing that deters people&#39;s incentive to use a bike as a primary mode of transportation. I work in McLean. My daily commute from Fairfax is, to say the least, not the greatest of sorts. I&#39;m really dead-set on the idea of biking to work. I&#39;m going to start biking to work once I figure out the safest route (I&#39;m coming from Fairfax City, near GMU). The biggest obstacle for me is dealing with unruly drivers. I just need to find the safest route possible (with minimal traffic) and then I&#39;ll be set free! Wonderful post, Thanks!Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10240015689958406384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5955583.post-8499805563086113292010-02-16T12:20:13.058-05:002010-02-16T12:20:13.058-05:00Agreed! The biggest issue is people not being con...Agreed! The biggest issue is people not being considerate, being so centered on themselves and not giving a damn about anyone elseGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16398037028525677146noreply@blogger.com